"retroaction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retroactions [plural]
Etymology: From retro- + action. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|retro-|action}} retro- + action Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retroaction (countable and uncountable, plural retroactions)
  1. Any action that has an influence due to a past event Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (action with an influence due to a past event): rétroaction [feminine] (French), aisghníomhú [masculine] (Irish), retroazione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-retroaction-en-noun-M-dXDArO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with retro-: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'action with an influence due to a past event': 94 6
  2. An opposing action; a reaction Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (opposing reaction): retroazione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-retroaction-en-noun-T1va5VvE Disambiguation of 'opposing reaction': 3 97

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for retroaction meaning in English (1.8kB)

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